Category Archives: Fiction

Attila (Atila) by Aliocha Coll

Posted on May 13, 2021 by The Untranslated

Aliocha Coll was only forty-two when he took his own life in Paris, on November 15, 1990. Shortly before his death, he sent to his literary agent Carmen Balcells the manuscript of his last novel Attila, the book after whose … Continue reading →

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Melancolia by Mircea Cărtărescu

Posted on April 18, 2021 by The Untranslated

Laure Hinckel’s French rendering of Mircea Cărtărescu’s most recent book was the first translation that came out, and, naturally, I happily grasped this opportunity to find out what the Romanian author had to offer two years after the publication of … Continue reading →

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Ígur Neblí by Miquel de Palol

Posted on March 3, 2021 by The Untranslated

During the years of the confrontation, Peirgij Kumaiaski distinguished himself as the most skilful guiding strategist and fire correction expert. As soon as the revolt was quenched, and he was punished in accordance with the laws, he demonstrated, as had … Continue reading →

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